Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To compel to ingest food; feed forcibly, especially by mechanical means.
- transitive verb To force to assimilate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to feed (someone) against his will, as during a hunger strike.
- noun a method of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To force a person to
ingest food , often using atube passed into thestomach .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
- verb feed someone who will not or cannot eat
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Examples
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It is an interesting tight-rope to walk: You want to provide opportunity and encouragement, but not push or force-feed it to them.
On the Right Track 2009
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I think it just depends what kind was easiest for our parents to force-feed us.
Archive 2009-09-01 Terrie 2009
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Don't force-feed them information and bad news or they'll be turned off by the whole idea.
Laura Klein: Interview with Food Revolutionary Maria Rodale Laura Klein 2011
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This healthcare plan, like everything else Obama and Pelosi are trying to force-feed us, is a gigantic failure and joke. machtim akannah
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They tie him up and blindfold him, then force-feed him an overdose of sleeping pills -- revenge, apparently, for a crime that eventually is specified.
Marshall Fine: Live From the Toronto Film Festival: Last Day Marshall Fine 2010
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Don't force-feed them information and bad news or they'll be turned off by the whole idea.
Laura Klein: Interview with Food Revolutionary Maria Rodale Laura Klein 2011
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Most readers will be aware that "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" began its life as a tale invented to amuse the three Liddell girls during a boat trip, but it may come as a revelation—or not, depending on your taste—to hear that J.R.R. Tolkien had to force-feed his children nightly installments of "The Hobbit."
Writers at Work, Seeking a Spark Elizabeth Lowry 2011
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I had to force-feed myself to get the nutrients in.
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Don't force-feed them information and bad news or they'll be turned off by the whole idea.
Laura Klein: Interview with Food Revolutionary Maria Rodale Laura Klein 2011
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Does that mean I think we should imprison people and force-feed them an all-spinach diet?
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